Madhva: 11 definitions
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Madhva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Madhva (啶ぇ啷嵿さ) refers to 鈥渢he chief 腻肠腻谤测补 of the Brahm膩 蝉补尘辫谤补诲腻测补 who established the doctrine of 诲惫补颈迟补-惫腻诲补, which emphasizes the eternal distinction between the living entity and the Supreme Lord鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, 惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymadhva (啶ぇ啷嵿さ).鈥攎 (S madhva Proper name of the founder.) A sect, or an individual of it, among the 惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补 Brahmans.
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m膩dhva (啶ぞ啶о啶�).鈥攎 (S) A follower of madhva the name of the founder of a sect among the 惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补 Brahmans.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishm膩dhva (啶ぞ啶о啶�).鈥�m A follower of madhva the name of the founder of a sect among the 惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhva (啶ぇ啷嵿さ).鈥擭ame of a celebrated preceptor and author, the founder of the sect of Vai峁ａ箛avas, and author of a Bh膩峁a on the Ved膩nta S奴tras.
Derivable forms: 尘补诲丑惫补岣� (啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶�).
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惭腻诲丑惫补 (啶ぞ啶о啶�).鈥�a. (-诲丑惫墨 f.) Sweet; 啶掂う啶ㄠ啶むた 啶氞ぞ啶熰啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啶⑧ぞ 啶ぅ啶� 啶ぞ啶о啶掂啶ぞ 啶椸た啶班啶む啶膏啶曕ぞ啶� (vadanti c膩峁璾k膩n m奴岣峢膩 yath膩 m膩dhvy膩 girotsuk膩岣�) Bh膩gavata 11.5.6.
-诲丑惫补岣� A follower of Madhva.
-诲丑惫墨 1 A kind of liquor (made from honey).
2) The creeper called M膩dhav墨.
3) A kind of date tree (Mar. 尘补诲丑耻办丑补谤箩奴谤墨).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhva (啶ぇ啷嵿さ).鈥擺masculine] [Name] of a man.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMadhva (啶ぇ啷嵿さ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攖he civil name of 膧nandat墨rtha.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Madhva (啶ぇ啷嵿さ):鈥�m. Name of the founder of a sect of Vai峁ａ箛avas in the south of India (he was a Kanarese Br膩hman otherwise called 膧nanda-t墨rtha, Bhagavat-p膩da or Madhu, said to have been born about 1200; his doctrine is commonly called Dvaita, 鈥楧uality鈥�, in opposition to the A-dvaita, 鈥楴onduality鈥�, of the great Ved膩ntist 艢a峁僰ar腻肠腻谤测补, and his sect are called 惭腻诲丑惫补s), [Religious Thought and Life in India 130 etc.]
2) 惭腻诲丑惫补 (啶ぞ啶о啶�):鈥�m. an adherent of Madhva (See p. 782, col. 3), [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭腻诲丑惫补 (嗖簿嗖о硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] of, relating to, adhering to Madhva mata, a dualisticphilosophy established by Madhv腻肠腻谤测补, a Vai峁ａ箛ava saint of Karn膩峁璦ka.
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惭腻诲丑惫补 (嗖簿嗖о硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] a follower of 惭腻诲丑惫补 mata, a dualisticphilosophy established by Madhv腻肠腻谤测补, a Vai峁ａ箛ava saint of Karn膩峁璦ka.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭腻诲丑惫补 (啶ぞ啶о啶�):鈥攁dj. sweet; n. a follower of Madhva;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+10): Madhvabhashya, Madhvacarya, Madhvacaryavijaya, Madhvad, Madhvaguru, Madhvahnika, Madhvajya, Madhvaksha, Madhvalopa, Madhvamahatmya, Madhvamatakhandana, Madhvamatapradarshana, Madhvamataprakarana, Madhvamatasamgrahatika, Madhvamatavidhvamsana, Madhvambu, Madhvamukhabhanga, Madhvamukhamardana, Madhvamuktavali, Madhvanc.
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)
Part 18 - Baladeva and His Works
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
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